Barney v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Richardson

Affirming.

From a judgment sentencing him to the state reformatory for a period of twenty-one years, Oliver Barney appeals, contending that incompetent evidence favorable to' the commonwealth was admitted and competent evidence in his behalf was excluded; leading questions were propounded by counsel of the commonwealth and improper argument was made by him in his ■closing address to the jury; the witnesses who claim to.be eyewitnesses were not present at the time of the killing and their testimony is discredited;, and the .instructions are erroneous.

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